Russia to begin CBDC trials with 13 banks
According to Olga Skorobogatova, first deputy governor of the Bank of Russia, initiating pilot operations using genuine digital rubles represents a pivotal phase within the project.
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Is fully decentralized blockchain gaming even possible?
A ragtag group of communists and ZK-rollup fans are working tirelessly to make blockchain games composable and fully on-chain. It’s not easy.
EOS Foundation urges creditors to reject $22M Block.one settlement
The EOS Network Foundation has called on plaintiffs to drop the $22-million settlement with Block.one weeks after initiating a new class action.
Why is Shiba Inu price up today?
Shiba Inu is up today as traders assess its inclusion in BitPay’s new bill payment service.
Universal Music and Google in talks over deal to combat AI deep fakes: Report
Universal Music and Google are reportedly in negotiations over a tool that would allow for the creation of AI tracks using artists’ likenesses in a legal way.
How to become a ‘Blockchain Radical,’ according to podcaster Joshua Dávila
Despite its libertarian reputation, author and podcaster Joshua Dávila, aka The Blockchain Socialist, believes crypto is for everyone — including the Left.
Binance faces calls for ban by Nigerian Bureau De Change association
Gwadebe reportedly emphasized that Binance trading has increasingly established itself as a central point for both the Investor and Exporters window as well as the parallel market.
Canadian police reported using Chainalysis Reactor to trace crypto crimes
Police now have the ability to trace blockchain transactions, identify suspects and determine where funds have been deposited.
Identity checks on crypto exchanges at risk as AI deepfakes evolve
Once HeyGen’s AI-generated digital avatar is available to the public, users will be able to create a video with a real life-like digital avatar in just two minutes.
Nvidia drops new AI chip expected to cut development costs
Nvidia, the current market leader for semiconductor chips, revealed its latest chip designed to run large-scale AI systems.
Bitcoin hits $30.2K August high amid warning longs ‘chasing’ BTC price
Bitcoin traders ramp up bullish prognoses as BTC’s price faces down key resistance — can bulls stay the course?
19% of New Yorkers own cryptocurrency: Coinbase report
Coinbase highlighted that there are 692 blockchain organizations and more than 800 founders in New York.
South Korea arrests Bitsonic CEO for allegedly stealing $7.5M of users’ money
The vice president of the crypto exchange will also be put on trial without preliminary detention.
Temasek, Sequoia Capital, Softbank and 15 VCs face lawsuit for “abating” FTX fraud
The lawsuit alleged that these VC firms made many deceptive and misleading statements about FTX while encouraging customers to invest in the exchange for their personal gain.
FTX’s former law firm hit with lawsuit alleging it set up ‘shadowy entities’
The suit claims “shadowy entities” set up by Fenwick & West were allegedly used by FTX and former top executives to misappropriate customer funds.
Cardano DEX MuesliSwap to refund users after slippage confusion
The MuesliSwap team wants to refund users who have lost funds to high slippage due to the way the DEX’s matchmaker was set up.
Blockchain Capital’s X account hacked to promote token claim scam
The account made multiple posts promising a token giveaway and ushered users to a copycat website to connect their crypto wallet.
BlackRock insiders say Bitcoin ETF is likely 6 months away: Novogratz
“We’re going to fight like cats and dogs to win market share” once spot Bitcoin ETFs are approved, Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz told shareholders.
US Fed steps up oversight of banks' involvement with crypto firms
The limitations set out in the Federal Reserve’s new Program provides additional measures to its original policy statement laid out in January.
Marathon Digital Q2 results miss revenue and earnings forecasts
Despite the earnings miss, Marathon's CEO said it mined a record 2,926 Bitcoin over the second quarter of 2023.
Core Scientific's bankruptcy plan includes equity stake for Bitmain and Anchorage
If the plan is approved, Core Scientific could buy 27,000 Bitmain miners for roughly $23 million in cash and $54 million in company equity.
ChatGPT and Claude are ‘becoming capable of tackling real-world missions,’ say scientists
The scientists developed a tool called "AgentBench" to benchmark LLM models as agents.
Bitstamp to suspend trading of major altcoins for US users
All the soon-to-be suspended tokens are alleged by the SEC to be securities in its lawsuit against Coinbase and Binance.
Former FTX exec Ryan Salame and US prosecutors are discussing a plea deal: Report
It's unclear whether any reported guilty plea from Ryan Salame would have the former FTX Digital Markets co-CEO testify at Sam Bankman-Fried's trial in October.
Prosecutors will still consider Sam Bankman-Fried’s alleged campaign finance scheme at trial
Rather than reinstating a count on campaign finance violations to SBF’s indictment, the Justice Department said it will consider the evidence as part of a wire fraud charge.
CPI report may show uptick in US inflation — How will Bitcoin price react?
Bitcoin price remains range bound as equities, gold and US Treasuries offer competitive rates with reduced risk. This week’s CPI report could shake things up.
Futurama’s latest reboot takes aim at Bitcoin miners
The latest episode of the series, which first premiered in 1999, would have its audience believe humans (and robots) will still be mining Bitcoin in the year 3023.
Reddit community tokens soar on Kraken listing
The tokens are part of the Reddit Community Points initiative to create cryptocurrencies that would incentivize content creation.
USDC issuer Circle launches MPC wallet beta for Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche
The stablecoin issuer launched a service and API that allows developers to create customized wallets for their users.
Can Cardano whales stop ADA price from falling 20%?
The number of Cardano's richest investors holding ADA has surged to its highest level in almost a year.